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Traduzioni di spake nel dizionario inglese»italiano

spake [ingl brit speɪk, ingl am speɪk] VB pass arc

spake → speak

Vedi anche: speak

I.speak <pass spoke arc spake, part perf spoken> [ingl brit spiːk, ingl am spik] VB vb trans

1. speak language:

speak

parlare

can you speak English?

parla inglese?

“French spoken” (sign)

“si parla francese”

English as it is spoken

l'inglese parlato

people who speak the same language also fig

persone che parlano la stessa lingua

2. speak (tell, utter):

speak truth

dire

speak poetry

recitare

speak word, name

pronunciare, dire

to speak one's mind

esprimere la propria opinione or dire quel che si pensa

II.speak <pass spoke arc spake, part perf spoken> [ingl brit spiːk, ingl am spik] VB vb intr

1. speak (talk):

speak

parlare (to a; about, of di)

to speak in a soft, deep voice

parlare con voce suadente, profonda

to speak in German, Russian

parlare in tedesco, russo

to speak in a whisper

parlare sottovoce or sussurrare

to speak ill, well of sb

parlare male, bene di qn

to speak through medium, interpreter

parlare or comunicare per mezzo di

to speak with one's mouth full

parlare con la bocca piena

speak when you're spoken to!

parla quando vieni interpellato!

I've spoken to them severely and they've apologized

gli ho parlato severamente e si sono scusati

who's speaking please? (on phone)

chi parla?

(this is) Camilla speaking

sono Camilla or parla Camilla

“is that Miss Durham?” - “speaking!”

“la signorina Durham?” - “sono io!”

I'm speaking from a phone box

sto chiamando da una cabina telefonica

this is your captain speaking AVIAZ

è il capitano che vi parla

speaking of which, have you booked a table?

a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?

speaking of lunch, Nancy…

a proposito del pranzo, Nancy…

she is well spoken of in academic circles

hanno una buona opinione di lei nel mondo accademico

he spoke very highly of her, her talents

ha parlato molto bene di lei, delle sue capacità

he spoke of selling the house, leaving the country

parlava di vendere la casa, lasciare il paese

to speak as sth

parlare come qc

speaking as a layman…

parlando da profano…

speaking personally, I hate him

personalmente, lo odio

speaking personally and not for the company

parlando a nome mio e non della ditta

generally speaking

in generale or in genere

roughly speaking

all'incirca, approssimativamente

strictly speaking

in senso stretto or a rigore

relatively speaking

relativamente parlando

ecologically, politically speaking

ecologicamente, politicamente parlando

metaphorically speaking

parlando metaforicamente

we've had no trouble to speak of

non abbiamo avuto problemi degni di nota

they've got no money to speak of

sono praticamente senza soldi

“what did you see?” - “nothing to speak of”

“che cosa hai visto?” - “niente di particolare”

not to speak of his poor mother, the expense

per non parlare della sua povera madre, della spesa

so to speak

per così dire

2. speak (converse):

speak

parlare (about, of di; to, with a, con)

speak

conversare, discorrere (about, of di; to, with con)

they're not speaking (to each other)

non si parlano (più)

I can't remember when we last spoke

non ricordo l'ultima volta che ci siamo parlati

I know her by sight but not to speak to

la conosco di vista ma non le ho mai rivolto la parola

3. speak:

speak (make a speech)

parlare

speak (more formal)

prendere la parola

to speak from the floor POL

prendere la parola

to speak about or on topic

parlare, discorrere di

to speak for view, opinion, party

parlare in favore di

4. speak (express) letter:

to speak of suffering, effort, emotion

manifestare, rivelare

all creation spoke to me of love

tutta la creazione mi trasmetteva amore

that look spoke louder than words

quello sguardo esprimeva più delle parole

the poem, music speaks to me in a special way

quella poesia, quella musica mi trasmette qualcosa di speciale

5. speak (make noise) fig:

speak gun:

rimbombare

this clarinet speaks, does not speak easily

è facile, difficile fare emettere una nota a questo clarinetto

III.-speak COMP

-speak

linguaggio m

-speak

gergo m

computer-, management-speak

linguaggio informatico, dell'amministrazione

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

For the next six weeks, you can get your spake in by filling out a survey at www.theislandtralee.ie.

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Thus spake the veteran spa-goer who unfortunately is missing (most of) the point of a spa vacation.

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Then to my great astonishment, the wounded lamb drew near me and spake in the language of my forebears, in a voice full of sorrow. 19.

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I spake of love, of compassion, of forgiveness, of mercy, of honesty, and of peace and friendship among all peoples. 22.

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I assume what upset the critics was it did away with doth, spake, sayeth etc.

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Most of the injuries and fatalities were to miners who leapt from the spake and were thrown back under the trolley due to the narrowness of the drift shaft.

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The surface engineman suffered a temporary blackout and the manual brake was disengaged, causing the spake to quickly build up speed.

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I think they spake out of zeal to their countries and not out of spleen or malevolent affection as being parties grieved.

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Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake.

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He passed into a coma and never spake more.

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